Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The newest in Cornwell's Scarpetta series finds Kay Scarpetta and Benton Weselley, now married, splitting their time between their home base of Boston, Massachusetts and New York City. When little person, Oscar, is brought into Bellevue's Criminal Psychiatric Ward in NY, he asks specifically for Scarpetta. Oscar is being accused of murdering his girlfriend.

In this latest, Scarpetta is fighting a vicious online gossip site bent on destroying her reputation, trying to help solve a case while also bound by patient/doctor confidentiality, and is also faced with a forced reunion with Marino.

I thought the book was good, but a little too long. I didn't really care about the victim(s) so much until closer to the end of the book. However, I am still looking forward to the next in the series to find out where the characters go from there.

You Can Adopt by Susan Coughman

This is a GREAT book on adoption. It covers all of the nuts and bolts. The checklists are beyond helpful. So far, this is the best adoption book I have read.

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2012 Theme Challenge

-a ghost Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carmen, The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White-a school Schooled by Gordon Korman-an animal-Royalty (king/Queen/etc) Catherine the Great: Empress of Russia by Zu Vincent-something in the sky (sun, moon, stars, etc) Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass-getting back to a series Shadow Prey by John Sandford-a new-to-you author Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child-a one word title Escape by Barbara Delinsky-Christmas/Hannaka/Kwanza-Summer/beach-Biography/autobiography Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula-a color Fifty Shades of Gray by EL James

2012 - TBR 12 in 12 Challenge

1. Kisscut by Karin Slaughter2. Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis3. In the Woods by Tana French4. The House at Riverton by Kate Morton5. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich6. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld7. Whispers of the Dead by Simon Beckett8. The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross9. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens10. The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman11. Literacy and Longing in LA by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack12. The Gods of Newport by John Jakes